South Indian Recipes

South Indian Recipes

by Nita Mehta


Dosas, Idlis, Vadas and other South Indian specialities are too wonderful to be confined to one region – their fame and popularity has spread to north India and now to the rest of the world. Chutneys, sambar, rasam and other accompaniments will amaze your taste buds! Using a range of spices and seasonings that add excitement and colour – tamarind, jaggery, curry leaves, peanuts and coconut, for example – this cuisine is truly varied and satisfying.


The recipes in this book give you all the detailed, step-by-step instructions that will help you to master South Indian Cooking. Discover food that has a light touch, but a great depth of flavour that has evolved over a long, time-tested tradition. Wishing you happy and healthy cooking!


List of Receipes


01. Sambar & Rasam

02. Chutneys

03. Dosa

04. Idli

05. Vadas

06. Uppuma

07. Oothappam & Rice

08. Sweet Dishes


About the Author :- 


Nita Mehta is a home science graduate from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University and a Gold Medalist in M.Sc. (Food & Nutrition). She has authored more than 300 books on various topics including more than 250 best selling cookery books. Her book "Flavours of INDIAN COOKING" won the Best Asian Cookbook Award at the Versailles (Paris) World Cookbook Fair. Three of her other books have also won international awards


* Zero Oil Cookbook, awarded as Best Health and Nutrition Cookbook

* Chocolate Cookbook, awarded as Best Chocolate Cookbook

* Cooking for Growing Children, awarded as Best Cookbook for Children & Family


In a span of a few years, over 3.5 million Nita Mehta cookbooks have been sold. The secret of her success is her thorough & meticulous approach towards her books.


Nita Mehta has done cooking programmes for various TV channels and has conducted cooking classes in USA, UK, Canada and several other countries.


She also has several cooking institutes under the name of "Nita Mehta Culinary Academy" in New Delhi (India), where she has trained several thousand aspiring individuals into expert cooks. In addition, she creates recipes for food-related companies around the world.


“The books are written in a simple language with lots of illustrations to make understanding easier and make the experience enjoyable,” says Anurag Mehta CEO of Nita Mehta Publication. Till now, Nita Mehta Publications, has published over 60 titles in Children books, ranging from Mythological ones like Tell me about Hindu Gods and Goddesses, Tales of Shiva, Tales of Vishnu, Tell me about Hinduism, Classic Tales of India, to Historical ones like Glorious History of India, Festivals of India and even adventure tales.


Recently 'Tales of Arabia' published by Nita Mehta Publications was honoured the Excellence in Book Production Award by Federation of Indian Publishers.


“My call has always been to make it easy for a mother, whether it is cooking or teaching her child. This laid the foundation for Nita Mehta Publications,” says Nita Mehta.


International Award Winner


Cooking her way through!


The book ‘Flavours of Indian Cooking’ published by SNAB Publishers won the best book on Asian Cooking Award at the Versailles (Paris) World Cookbook Fair.


The book also won the award for excellence in book publishing by FIP (Federation of Indian Publishers).